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perth

2006-03-10T13:33:00.001+08:00

My dear made this :D---------------------^

Hi everyone! It’s sure been a looong time since I updated my blog…haha…well. Lets just say I can’t find the time to blog, yeah…but at least I’ve been keeping a note on what’s happening..and that’s what this entry is for…

Dating back from…..

26/11/05

I was really touched when my relatives, family and dear came to send me off at the airport. My dear even made me a really special present:D thank you dear..muacks!

27/11/05

1255pm:

Plane touch down on Perth airport…well. Something about my first flight experience, I actually felt a little uncomfortable when the plane was landing, my ears were blocked and everything…e uncertainty on what’s happening next, ya...so I just decided to keep both my eyes and ears open and follow whatever the people beside me were doing. Hmm…the food on the plane were not very nice I guess although we’re flying in Qantas. and I think the other polo guys who had a few past flight experiences were kind of disappointed as the cabin crew on the plane were all males.haha…
First impression on Perth’s airport is that its pretty rundown compared to Singapore’s airport. And e stores and cafeterias in it were all closed for the day.
After everyone was out of the customs, there was a bus which drove us to Trinity College’s hostel… the place where we would be staying for the games.
Well. It took us approximately less than half and hour bus ride which I expected to be longer. When we stepped out of the bus…e cold chills of the night of Perth greeted us and boy was it chilling. I hurriedly zipped up my jacket then. The team also took quite a few photos outside trinity’s college before we head in to be brief by the IRAUG (Indian rim Asian university games) person-in-charge. We were handed a letter folder which contains all the documents and most importantly, the keys to our room. Still remember that the key was bigger than those we use normally in Singapore. We then move our luggage into the room and were told to rest early so that we can wake up early in the morning to tour around the campus and the neighborhood. I was having the lonesome feeling then and ya...i can’t wait to get home…
The next morning, we were brought around the campus by our teacher-in-charge, Gerald, who happens to be a student of Trinity College in the past. Something bizarre about Perth…they got PESTERING flies everywhere…swarming around people’s head and not to mention, their face! There’s the opening ceremony in the evening but I was sleeping throughout…was feeling super sleepy then,zzZZzz

28/11/05

Played 2 matches and we lost both of them. However, one thing I must say. We made great friends with the WITs from south Africa (University of the Witwatersrand) .and for the other match was with the combined team from Singapore comprising of NUS and SMU players.well...they played rough with us and ya..dirty too. Poor Darren injured his arm during our very first match with Wits. The whole incident was rather funny though. Not to forget. the pool water there’s was freezing cold although it was inside the challenge stadium.
There’s this bus ride coordinator named Jade which the polo guys were smitten over and we had a lot of fun teasing the guys who finds her attractive.
At that time, I also had abit of cough which doesn’t show any sign of recovering. it also contributed to my partial loss of voice
There’s this international drinking competition on social night. The event was pretty dull at first but fortunately the Wits players began to push up the atmosphere there with their carefree and fun personality’s .Had a lot of fun chatting with them, they were so friendly and the team even learnt the “buffalo rule” and the “macadamia nut”
I was also actually asking around the whole day about the benefits of an international calling card which at the end it, I decided to buy one for myself. We also went to support the soccer boys today and had lots of fun playing blackjack in our hostel room.
I called dear at night and learnt that she’s quite stressed with her project, heard she also broke down…at that point of time, I really wish that I could be back in Singapore…I want to help her in whatever way I can, I just want to be by her side…
Actually, I kind of like the life in Aussie...slow-paced..Nice chilly weather and not to mention the friendly people here. How I wish dear could be here with me…
Oh ya…ONE MORE THING…their night sky…there were countless stars which look like sparkling gems lighting up e dull night sky, I was so dazzled by it.

29/11/05

We played with Murdoch University and lost 14-2.
After the match, I went to borrow the horn and e wig from the Wits team and our polo guys had a lot of fun taking photos with it. We also used it to support the Wits team during the second match of the day when they’re playing against NUS/SMU .
We went to social night again. But this time its was held at a pub in Fremantle. Well, this is the first time I sort of dress up for a clubbing experience. There’s this karaoke session organized by the DJ and there sure were some wacky contestants and one really bizarre one which was an old guy who happens to be Singapore polytechnic teacher-in-charge . Randall lost his room keys that night but it happened to be a false alarm. We spent around 30 AUS dollars on the cab fare when we went back to the pub to search for his keys. Randall almost choked on the amount displayed.

30/11/05

We played with UWA (University of Western Australia) in the morning today. Randall did a fantastic job goal keeping. After our match, we walked to the soccer match venue and cheered our soccer boys on their match against the CHINA team.
We went to china town in the afternoon. After a few stores of window shopping, I concluded that Australian’s stuff were expensive. We also entered a few authentic quicksilver stores, nothing much to buy…
I realized I’ve been spending a lot for the past few days, I got to save money! I miss my dear….

01/12/05

Realized time in Australia starts to pass very quickly. Pretty much love the place here. The air is cold and everything. That equals to no breakouts! Haha…but still..i mustn’t be too lazy to take care of my face. Loved the food they served in the cafeteria too. Healthy food consists of lots of carbo and protein. Most fortunately, there’s rice..YEAH…
Haven’t been reading my tutorials and im feeling abit reluctant to go back to Singapore already. People here were so friendly and the suburbs area I must say, is much much cleaner and sceneric than the city. We would be playing our semi-final match tomorrow with the WITS again…hope it’ll be fun. but of course…We want to win too! I gotta do my best and of course pray before the game.
Something I remembered, we asked the cafeteria helper who serves us food every morning .guess what, her pay’s $17 per hour!.thats a lot!
Regretted not bringing a camera, there’s so many scenic places I wanna capture to chare and show dear..and so many once-in-a-lifetime moments.
Looking at the brighter side, im just glad that I am given this chance to participate in the games as it gave me the exposure I could never have dreamt of.
Also, I was also glad to see the team playing hard and well together.
There were 3 things that have always been on my mind, which was “family…dear….polo…family…dear…polo…”

02/12/05

We had our semi-final match against Wits again. Heard from their team manager that they were pretty unhappy to play with us cause we got along so well as great friends for the past few days. The fact was they were much better than us in speed, skills and gameplay…so yups, they won us by a huge margin, but so what, I feel that greater friendship has been forged. While we were shaking hands after the match, we’ve already set the time and venue to chill out together after the day.
After the match, we went to town to buy some stuff.
At night, the other guys went to visit the Northbridge’s shop while I stayed at the hostel to chat with dear online:D. When they returned, Jason and guys all recommended it ..But however, they were not allowed into voodoo club as they were not properly dressed.

3/12/05

Woke up early in the morning to go to the nearby market with Bing long and guys to buy some chocolates. came back to have breakfast and after that which we went to support the hockey team. During that period, our teacher-in-charge, Daryl conveniently gave a sportsmanship talk. He was relating his past experience and I find it quite inspiring.
After the hockey match, the team headed down to challenge stadium to have our final match against SMU/NUS. Was feeling groggy and tired at that time as it was a 3pm game. Well..we lost the match but I must say we really did our best . After our match was the Wits vs UWA game. Really expected Wits to win but somehow or rather, they dint manage to convert the opportunities into goals and they lost. Then there was the closing ceremony. We took a few group photos and I manage to get Mike from Wits to exchange a few t-shirts with me. After the ceremony, some of our teammates feel that’s not enough and even made their way St.Catherine’s college took look for the Wits guys to exchange further more. The rest tagged along as well, haha. The Wits and us had a little chit-chat, after that which we hurried back to our hostel to change up for the coming social night. We made our ways to Leaderville and I had a rather unexpected incident there.
I was actually queuing up outside the club waiting to enter when a bottle of 1.5L coke was passed around the team from the Wits, as I was thirsty, I took a few sips and the next thing I know, the bouncer of the club was right in front of me and he asked, “Is there alcohol in the drink?” after that which he snatched the bottle away from me and took a sniff at the bottle. He looked really angry and said, “you’re not supposed to consume alcohol outside a club”, “its illegal” and that he threw the bottle forcefully on the ground and it bounces away. Then he said “You’ll not be allowed into the club” I was like “what the!!” I didn’t know at all and I wasn’t the only one drinking from it. Aaron,underaged and I stood outside while the rest of the team entered the club. I wasn’t convinced so I decided since there’s so many people queuing up, I might as well sneak in as there were two bouncers at the door. Aaron watched the whole “sneaking in” episode from outside and told me afterwards that it was really a close shave as when I was getting my entry chop from the other bouncer, the bouncer who refused me entry was busy giving entry chops too and his sight direction was away, the moment I walked past him, he turned back as narrated by Aaron. Actually I saw him turning so I hurried my way past the door,lol. Thrilling but scary…it’ll be my last time doing that I tell you…
After i entered the club, the surroundings looked pretty dull. The Wits group then asked us to go to a nearby club named the Hippies with them. We bought a beer each and proceeded to the beer garden. Kelvin and I chatted with Dave and Mike and they even taught us a few beer drinking games. One of them was called coinage which requires the drinker to bounce a coin into a cup. There were also rules that added thrill into the game like “no acceptance” and “no pointing”, the buffalo rule was also applied to the game. The buffalo rule is that you have to keep your pinkie finger up whenever you’re holding your beer mug or drinking it. The penalties of the rules were to down a mug of beer,haha… The Wits and us had a lot of fun playing the game and and soon there’s also additional players from e hockey team from Murdoch university. But good time really passes like nobody’s business and soon we had to leave at around 11:10 when the place was starting to get real fun as we got a curfew at 11:30. But still, we were pretty reluctant to leave the Wits buddies, they were really nice and fun-loving people. On the way back to the hostel, we had some craziness on the bus.
I miss my dear..Its our 29th week together already!

04/12/05

The team went for a city tour, I also took a few photos, courtesy of Darren. We alighted at Fremantle to have fish and chips and boy does it taste great! The fish tasted really fresh and its fried to create a really crispy layer. The wind at Fremantle were really strong gusts of wind capable of sweeping people off their feet. We saw a seagull trying to fly against the wind and it end up looking like its hovering in the air. The sight was really hilarious.
After the whole city tour, we rushed to town to do some last minute shopping. The unfortunate thing about Perth is that they closes their shop damn early! We were searching for nougats at that time, and come to think of it, our search for it was somewhat like what’s happening in an amazing race as we were running up and down in town.
After that, we went back to the hostel to have our dinner..Remembered that it tasted horrible. After dinner, went back to the hostel and began the rape squad adventure. After which I played UNO with the guys, and then went to the resource centre to find dear online, but she’s not there already. It was around 2am in the morning I guess,haha
When I returned to the hostel, Aaron treated a selected few polo mates with the oh-so-delicious BBQ sauce pizza! Thanks Aaron! its definitely saucy and it tasted gReeEeat!! One of the best pizzas I’ve ever tasted! Bet dear will love it too!
Went back to the room and found out that I got a lot to pack..

05/12/05

Woke up early in the morning as the ngee ann team gathered outside the hostel with our luggage for the debrief. Took a few last photos before we head down to the airport. Took a few more when we’re at the airport and on the plane as well.haha..We’re just trying to capture as many moments on the last day. Will miss Perth ….but I miss dear even more!
When the plane touched down at the runway of Singapore, I turned on my handphone immediately and started messaging dear:D Previously in Perth, messaging was EXPENSIVE:p…
After I cleared the customs, my family and dear were already waiting for me outside…

the feeling to be home…to b able to hold dear in my arms again..just feel…INDESCRIBABLE!

To my dear...

~ In Perth, I cant take my eyes off the exciting polo matches,

but in Singapore where i call home...i cant take my eyes of you~

i Love You!

2005-10-07T16:30:00.000+08:00

ok...im using the library's computer now ...first time using it...haha...not very used with the keyboard though...training's starting in 30 minute times, just read my harry potter book, am only on e first few chapters...ok, my polo mate's here with me..got to go soon, will update more tonight...missing my dear...

sweet aftermath

2005-09-15T19:08:00.000+08:00

Sweetly done by dear..-->

Happy 4th month ! muacks~

the exams are finally over! 6 weeks of holidays waiting ahead...sounds great huh?haha... 6 WEEKS...7x6=42 days..there's no need to drag myself out of bed to attend 9am lectures..this sem really passes by like nobody business...will really miss those times i had with dear in school...having lunch together after lectures.. classes in the same block..being able to see each other after classes...sending her home after school...sometimes...i really wish that those bus rides never end...so that im able to be there for her to lend my shoulders to lie on when she's tired...although i may stink at times..lol...not to forget the study breaks we spent studying together.and the exams that came after...being there for each other...sweet moments...unforgettable..:)
2 days counting down to the start of the holiday...dear will be having her industrial attachment in changi aiport..really nice place to be attached to ...although its quite a distance from her house...what's really been bothering me is that i wunt be able to meet her as often as before...but yeah...its necessary...i just got to keep myself occupied this holidays...train hard for the upcoming Perth trip (really pray that i would get selected for the first team) not to forget praying EXTRA hard for the release of the exam results which i think i did really badly for most of the papers...am not hoping for an A...just a simple pass will suffice...seriously dunt want my 6month attachment to be affected...
Thats not all...
got to work during the holidays to earn some extra cash too.. going back to e same old lifeless lifeguard job...haha..but am most probably available for work from mon to thurs..fridays and weekends are reserved for my family and not to forget my dearest..
Lots of good movies to catch with my dear...
and novels to be read....
but that will be showcase in my next entry...
its late and my dear's waiting for me to turn in...
~Nights everyone...

saturday

2005-08-06T13:23:00.000+08:00

A sunny Saturday afternoon
and im in the school library for a project group meeting...
man...i need sleep! and i miss her...

the past week have been rather busy..tutorials,projects deadlines and training..
haha...i sort of realised that this sem passes pretty fast...
partly because there's so many things to be done!

and there's also polo training which left the polo team aching after each session (1.5km fly with pushups,crunches,squats,burpees and dips after every lap..killer i tell you...)
not to mention laps of walking...and the ball drills after that.
yeah..lost quite abit of weight...got to eat more!
and thats definitely not a problem for me!:D
Thankew dear for spending those boring hours in the library waiting for me to end training...i really appreciate it alot dear... ! i love you...muacks!

went to watch charlie and the chocolate factory on thursday with dear...
and its a show we both enjoyed!...partly because its so chocolatey...lol...
i still remember there's a chocolate waterfall in the movie...imagine if its real...i would have gladly volunteered to train there everyday...with dear of course!:D

well...
its finally August...
Lots of birthdays going on this month...
not to mention the Nation's birthday on 9th august.
and mine(8/8)..lol...( i just wanna spend that day with my dear...thats the BESTEST present i could ever wish for:)
Just wanna take this chance to wish all the August babies a Happy Birthday!
and may all your wishes come true!

2005-07-23T12:59:00.000+08:00

alas!common test week is over..
i don't think i want to dwell too much about it since its over
but.. it definitely gave me a WAKE UP call for not doing my tutorials regularly!..haha
im just praying that i won't need to do any retests...

had a few stressful moments during the common test period...
but all the calls from my dear every night just seems to put matters things back on the track...
she's my angel..
she really is...

There's so much to do when school starts on week 10.
Trainings to attend regularly..(gotta train hard man!perth trip's coming up..150%!!)
projects deadlines to meet...( FIT and Blaw)
new lecture topics to be understood...( will try my best to go through the notes first before every lecture)
movie to catch with my dear :D(The Island, Stealth, Charlie and the chocolate factory!)
oh...
im going to have my haircut next week
and i think dear's having it with me too :D

hmm..thats all for now i guess
will update soon?lol...

2nd month anniversary...

2005-07-13T23:41:00.000+08:00

Its 15 minutes more to our 2nd month anniversary...
and
Thank YOU for the MV dear...It MEANT so much to me...and its SO wonderfully done...not to mention professionally too!love you...

This song..

a dedication to my angel...

HEAVEN'S MISSING AN ANGEL

(98 Degrees)
~

I hope the Man upstairs

Isn't mad at me

'Cause I have one of His angels

And she's here with me

When I see her precious smile

And she spreads her wings

It takes me to a place

where love

Meets eternity

~
Oh, no

I'm not letting go

I don't want to be alone

In this crazy world

Oh, Lord How I love her so

And I'll sacrifice it all to have her

In my life

(Chorus:)

I found my girl

I'll tell the world

That Heaven is missing an angel

My dreams came true

When I found you

Yes, Heaven is missing an angel
Not a day goes by

That I don't thank God for you

He blessed me with my angel

Though I don't deserve you

Until I found you, girl

Lonely was my best friend

Now that you are in my life

I am stronger within

I can't wait to kiss my angel

Late at night

And watch her go to sleep

Until I see her rise

(Repeat chorus)
~

All that I do is for you

Me without you, girl, just won't do

Oh, no

Your love's all I want to know

Angel, don't you ever go

Life won't be the same without you
~~
(Repeat chorus)

~
~Always and ever after ~

I want to love you until the end of time
Forever and ever I want you to be mine
I want you always to love and adore
Always and ever after and forever more

I want to love you until all the seas become dry
Forever and ever until all the birds no longer fly
Love you forever until all the winds cease to blow
Always and ever after until I find the rainbow's gold

I want to love you until all the stars cease to exist
Forever and ever I want to taste your sweet kiss
Until the sky falls from the heavens above
Always and ever after I want you to love

I want to love you until all the mountains disappear
Forever and ever I want to hold you near
Love you always and pray you love me
Always and ever after until the end of eternity
~
HAPPY 2nd Monthsary !

~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~EA~

sunday

2005-07-10T22:22:00.000+08:00

Its a breezy Sunday evening...
and im burying my head into mountains of notes...
at the same time....

im missing you my dear......

~missing you~missing you~missing you~missing you~missing you~missing you~

!!!

:::

~Missing You Now~

I talk to you but its not the same as touchin' you

And every time you whisper my name, I wanna run to you

We'll be together, it won't be long, it won't be long

But it feels like forever, and its hard to be strong

Baby 'cause I'm missing you now

And its drivin' me crazy

How I'm needin' you baby

I'm missing you now

Can't wait till I'm alone with you

To show you how I'm missing you now

Wishin' you were here by my side is all that I can do

Got my arms around my pillow at night, they should beholdin' you

Thought I was stronger, how could I know, how couldI know

I can't take this much longer, its so hard on my soul

Baby 'cause I'm missing you now

And its drivin' me crazy

How I'm needin' you baby

I'm missing you now

Can't wait till I'm alone with you

To show you how I'm missing you now

Baby I just can't wait, till I see your face

Chase away this loneliness inside

When you're close to my heart, right here in my arms

Then and only then, will I be satisfied

I'm missing you now

We'll be together, it won't be long, it won't be long

But it feels like forever, and its hard to be strong

~~~

~Loving You~Loving You~Loving You~Loving You~Loving You~Loving You~

~Always~Forever~Always~Forever~Always~Forever~Always~Forever~

muacks!~Till The End Of Time~muacks!

sunday thoughts

2005-06-05T10:48:00.000+08:00

My heart is tearing...aching...tearing...
and so were my weak eyes...
I'm thinking about her...so much...so much...
i fear the worst...
Lord...HELP me...
I've fallen deep, i've fallen really deep...
i really LOVE her alot...
I've given her my whole heart...
leaving nothing for myself....
so much so that i think we share the same feelings
when she's happy, i would be happy ..
or even happier...
when she's down,i will feel down initially
but after a while, i would try my best to cheer her up...
cause...
upon seeing her smile ,
in turn make my heart smile too...

but

after what she knew
will she accept my past
or worst...will she accept me
what if...what if she starts to detest me...

when i woke up today in the morning,
i really hope what happened last night was just a dream...
i really wish that the clock could turn back...
we shouldn't have gone pubbing,
i could have send her home straight after the DnD,
and end the beautiful night with nothing but happy memories

Yes...i chose not to tell her that regretful past if i got the chance...
i will tell her eventually though...but at least its not after the DnD!
why...
im afraid of losing her...
im afraid that telling her would affect our relationship greatly...
i really treasure and cherish this relationship with her...
i love her...
and i know that my life would never be complete without her...
To her...my dearest,
i'll say nothing but the truth...
i'll never want to keep anything from you...

But...much as i dunt want to say this...
i will really understand if she wunt accept me...
or even detest me...
im deservingly eating the fruits of my wrongdoings...
i won't blame her, i really won't...
because deep in my heart,
i know i really love this girl...
i want her to be happy...
i won't want her to feel the slightest unhappiness in our relationship...
if there is a need to let go, yes i will...
heart broken i will
cry my heart out i will...
but what matters is she's happy...

~to her....
no matter what happens...
i will always love you...

Adapted from

"I Promise You (With Everything I Am)"

I promise you,

from the bottom of my heart

I will love you till death do us part

( I love you I love you I love you I love you)

I promise you as a lover and a friend

I will love you like I never love again

With everything I am

You're everything I am oh yeah

With everything I am

sunday?haha...

2005-05-29T16:09:00.001+08:00

alas...a rainy afternoon,
the blue sky gradually turned dull...
soon...it rained hard...showering the dry vast land....
frightening lightnings and thunderous sounds of thunders shook the frail ground...
that moment...my mind...contained nothing else but that someone i love...i am missing my dear...

what if she's disturbed by the frightening sounds of nature, i wish to be by her side..
giving her my warmest hugs ...
till the storm goes by...

The weather is cold today...
but i know my heart would never turn cold...
as long as im loving that special someone...
her every words
every gesture
even a single sms
brings warmth to my heart,my soul...
i love her...i really do...
i have to control myself...i got to be self-less...
but love.unknowingly turns a person selfish...
and am i starting to notice the change in me...
of course thy won't overdo it...

and dear..

i REALLY cherished and enjoyed the time we spent together
this love we shared for each other...
no matter what happens in the future...
whatever obstacles we may meet...
we will tide it through...
at least i will do whatever which is in my power to make things work out!
This ..is a promise i make to you...

~ i pray god...im blessed by you to have her as my love...
can i ask alittle more....
can i pray for her to be happy all day long...
and this love we have for each other...to be ever burning...
till the end of time...~

~ i love you, i love you, i love you ~

i love u

2005-05-22T22:33:00.000+08:00

For the ONE special girl who will ALWAYS be in my heart...ALWAYS loving her...forever and ever...her name....Andrea Wong ...forever LOCKED in my heart...

Always I will love you

never stopping for one day

stay with you right by your side

and never walk away

Always I will hold you tight

from you I'll never turn

keep the chill away from you

and make the fire burn

Always I will make you smile

I'll never make you frown

firmly hold your hand in mine

and never let you down

Always I'll take care of you

lay my hands upon your face

I admire the strength in you

no one else could take your place

Always I will kiss your lips

with me you'll have no doubt

know that you have all my heart

that's what our love is all about

---->**loving you till the end of time**<----

blog before the camp

2005-05-08T12:32:00.000+08:00

Its another rainy day...uncertainties lies ahead,but i shall not bow down and admit defeat...as its not my nature to do so anyway...i won't let go of this feeling, i never will....cause i really REALLY really love you so....

What do you do?

by Amanda L. Owens

What do you do
When a friend becomes more than a friend
And looks of love are all you know how to send
**
What do you do
When you care a little too much
And all your feelings become a rush
**

What do you do
When you don't know what to say
And you don't know if ever again you'll be ok
**

What should I do
Now that I know
How I feel about you
**

What should I do
When we are two
And she has you
What should I do
**

Now that I know
I'm in love with you?

for the special someone

2005-05-05T18:54:00.000+08:00

A rainy Thursday afternoon,i sat sleepily in my room, thinking of the special someone out there...physically drained as i was, images of her still gradually managed to slip into my mind.

i wonder whether she noticed my feelings for her.............( a poem for the special someone)

If I told you I have feelings for you,

would you push me away?

Or would you let me fall into your arms,

where, forever, I would stay?

If I told you I needed you,

would you feel the same?

Could you let me need you everyday,

forever and eternally?

If I told you anything unpleasant,

would you believe the words I say?

Would you turn your back on me

and leave me alone to pray?

If I told you I was missing you,

would you allow me to be right by your side,

to give you a big bear hug

until the feelings pass me by?

If I told you everything,

could you still feel the same?

Now that you know exactly who I am,

would you still be mine to claim?

If I told you...

a poem for the special one

2005-05-05T18:33:00.000+08:00

I was sort of hoping,
That you would come along,
Like the answer to a prayer,
And the music to a song.

--
Like the kind of thing that happens,
At a special place and time,
That will change our lives ,
Like a dream of mine.

--
The dream was there before,
I ever knew your name,
And now that I have found you,
We will never be the same.

--
So, pardon, if I look at you,
Forgive me if I stare,
At the dream I knew before,
I saw you standing there.

--
For I was always hoping,
That you would come along,
Like the answer to a prayer,
And the music to a song.

curb the unfound feelings and unleash the snoozing determination

2005-05-01T22:46:00.000+08:00

right time,right company,right place...
guess my first clubbing experience would be here soon.
excited am i?
yeah, alittle...

its been months...
since i last updated this blog of thy
reason you may ask,
a hint i can provide,
"one of the 8 sins of Singaporeans"
figure it out will you:P

what am i doing recently?
Pyxis...train...church...reading...getting to know wonderful people:)

Pyxis
Its definition is a compass and i personally voted this name for the group in sportscamp'2005. well, it means to say the members in the group are people of direction.The GLs in Pyxis are really fantastic people,fun-loving, enthusiastic, outgoing and the list goes on...and i dare to say...
WE ARE defintely one of the BEST gl groups in Spotscamp:D
I never regretted getting into this group and i never will. I really enjoy e company and laughter we shared guyz,may the good LORD bless u all always!:D The peeps...CGL:Lorraine,GLs: Dzul, Andrea, Esther,Eugene, Andrew,Teresa,Gareth,Ben
Rock on guyz!

Training
Since we got third for the inter varsity polytechnic games,i guess i haven't been training 150% as it was in the past. however, of course i cant let this continue right...anyways, under-20 league coming...got to train hard!and not to forget smart..haha.anw, i got under 30secs for my 50m free recently,HOHOHO...definitely comething to celebrate when im not training that hard.lol!and my Fly's timing improved too,cheers!

Church
Well, everyone's still the same.haha,and Gary had a new haircut! hmm,nothing much but my parents have been bringing my 3 yr brother to church for the past few weeks and BOY does he behaves in church!argh...when he's like an Absolute loud devil at home.lol

Reading
Don't laugh but im currently finishing Harry Potter and the order of the pheonix. J.K. Rowling definitely knows how to capture our imagination,even young adults like me.lol .During the past few weeks, i've been trying to borrow Dan Brown's "Angels and demons" and also "the da vinci code",but its always on loan!and "fully" reserved?sigh...i don't think i can wait any longer...should i just go buy the book...

Myself
I didn't change much i guess...lol,and im still delaying the haircut ....
been having mixed feelings lately...its the "should i should i not" thingie...just wanna get it out of my chest as soon as possible, just let God decide for me...

there's still time
thy should not rush
as those who haste
stumbles and fall,
but what if a oppurtunity is lost
would i regret over the loss
im in a loss
oh please god guide me across

Come what may

2005-01-21T19:18:00.000+08:00

Bah...im currently in school rushing my written com project. My-my...producing a good report isn't difficult at all, its the part when you tabulate the results of all 50 sets of survey that is tedious!ah!!troublesome!

Wednesday( 19/1/05)
I skipped self-training to accompany my bro and mum to shop at Bugis + Plaza Singapura.haha! well, i felt guilty at first but after my mum bought me some really NICE new year outfits which cost >$150 , i dismissed the thought almost instantly!wahaha!anyway...i still cant find any suitable shoes...its so infuriating i tell you, its like its so difficult to find a pair of shoes i like and when i spotted one, the sales person either tell me its the last pair available or there's no size for me.what the fish la! i will keep sourcing ....against all odds!( my apologies to my blue Fila shoes,im going to discard 'you' soon)haha...

Thursday( 20/1/05)
Damn...i was late for school again!and i miss the Is briefing which is deemed quite important?argh...whatever,what a way to start the last day of school.ha!sigh..nothing much happened i guess, just that recently, Ngee ann poly is infested with students coming to the open house. The most heavily congested location would be the school atrium and I would gladly avoid the atrium as much as possible.ha! oh ya!i managed to grab some really cool goodies at the open house. One of them would be the cute miniature model of a rugby ball gave out by the student affairs department.haha! After school, i went for the aquathlon trial and swim training?ya..and wen han, my senior, gave me a ride home after training.haha!Thank yOu for taking me as your passenger!haha...well,overall...you're a dependable and safe driver i must say,yeah..

Next week is the study break...man...i must really buck up on my accounts, Heck! I'm going to do all the test papers i can get my hands on!yeah!
Phew...polo training would still be on during the study break and exam week,right on!must iMPROVE!haha...
Tomorrow is aquathlon day! really hope my team can get into the top 10. hey shuyan! You just swim your best and i will run like never before k..yup!May we go with God speed!:D

Time and Tide waits for no man

2005-01-16T23:37:00.000+08:00

Hastily was how time passes this week.

One more week before the school term comes to an end to make way for the common test week. Strangely, I'm not in the least anxious about the common tests although i still has not started on my revision! shucks man! what am i doing... luckily, there will be only three examinable modules for me during the upcoming common test week.

Fundamentals of Financial accounting ( a little trouble dealing with this module)
Macroeconomics ( easy...)
Business computer Applications ( should be manage-able)

Projects ;

Written Communication --due 24th JAN ( Frankly speaking, the report topic for this project posesses zero content to analyse..CHARITY?bah!)
Business Management--still got a loooong way to go ( i still dislike the BM tutor though!)
BCA pbl 2 coming up!...(this time round,im not going to be the Group leader! )

Movies i want to catch;

The Aviator (im going to read the biography of Howard Hughes before i watch this film)
Alfie ( i dint know a taxi driver can flirt?well..not if u have the charm and good looks of Jude law)
Being Julia ( recommended by Shuyan, hope to read the novel,"theatre" if i have the time)
Kinsey (maybe learn a trick or two?haha)
My Brother ( looks heart warming..)

5 movies in all man!wow! thats about 40 bucks deducted from my outdoor expenses. well... i hope its money well spent!..at least let me think that way!haha...

Anyway!back to my training!i MUST train harder! I MUST improve! I MUST get into the 1st 7 of the h2opolo IVP team!I mUSt. I must, i must!( Hmmm...at least when im all so focus on my trainings and school work, i can purge some silly thought off my mind) I hope i can...Please grant me the strength to do so god..amen!

Singapore won Indonesia 2-1 to clinch the Tiger Cup2004/2005! wow...finally...after 11 years!Welldone S'pore!the lions truly deserves it!ole! (i like the hair of AGU CASMIR..very outstanding...wahaha!)

Highlights of dream

2005-01-15T23:29:00.000+08:00

When darkness awakens, my body settles gently into bed.
As I close my eyes,
the events of my day race rapidly in my thoughts
Slowly, I am lured into a peaceful sleep.

I hear vibrant waves - so full of passion.
I feel the warmth of Apollo's rays that grace my presence.
I see cool, spellbinding eyes gazing back into mine.

The air is full happiness - so much laughter shared.
Soft conversations are exchanged.
At this moment, life could not be any more wonderful.

I have never felt so moony; as I do when I am with you.
Unexpectedly, i dreamnt of thou.
twice?
nah, consecutive twice I must say
Bizarre i asked
hallucination of coincidence
maybe

I eagerly listen to inspirational dreams and goals
and know that I want to be the one to be there
when they are complete.

A thin line of love and friendship is crossed,
a crossing hoping to be reciprocated.
will it will it not
or is it just a passing crush.

Birds begin to chestily serenade the morning dawn.
Lonesome roads slowly progress into distinguished passageways.
Light peeps through my windows and I awaken to a new day.
I am ready to endure what the day has in store for me,
because I know that I am a king,
and I know extraordinary love when I sleep
i dream, i hope
i pray...

The power+ belief!i need thou!

2005-01-11T13:31:00.000+08:00

im in school now... cant believe i was late again for today's FFa lecture..arh!oh my god...I felt so shaq now la!must be the post effects of yesterday's polo training...my whole body's aching every instance...~acHE~!THE coach,Terence,a current national h2opolo team player, finally came down yesterday...and his training method...puking-ly shaq!there's no surprises,really, as we heard alot about his training methods before he came down. Our shaq-ness maybe due to the results of our previous slack training regime.haha...there were about 14 players who came down yesterday, which is alot!compared to the usual few(7).. actual no. of players in the team=16.sigH...To date, SMU is the main block that is obstructing our passage to VICTORY?wahaha!heard there's a few SEA games player there..ya..but hey!we are not bad either k..we got a 'FEW' national players+ national goalkeeper!ha!let's see who will have the last laugh.hahaha!
Personally, yesterday's training was sort of a wake up call for me. In the past i have been too easy with my training.its not enough..its really not! im going to start training everyday until the IVP tournament is over! then after that, i can concentrate whole-heartedly on my studies then.hahaha!

Tied up ?me?...yes i am!

2005-01-08T22:49:00.000+08:00

I just came back from school! met up with my CATs mates there to prepare the presentation on the artifact project due Wednesday. We are doing some artifact which acts as a spice holder/dispenser + chopsticks holder. To enhance it, we even inject the "merlion" theme into it, haha! You guys must be wondering how we did it? Hello!~ you are looking at the genius right here! Wahaha! :D
Week 5 of sem 2 has finally ended. Oh my god la! This week has been really packed man. Im so mentally exhausted! Really i am... going for training almost everyday after school and attending next day's lecture early in the morning...Its so... ugh!you guyz should understand. Following up to that, Im late for every 9pm lecture this week!ha-ha!... not the usual me but... ahh! Beat it! Im going to make up for it by studying even harder! WhoOsh!
Sighness! There are deadlines to be met ,tutorials to complete, lecture notes to be revised and above all! CCA training sessions to attend! Im mentally tired.i really am..I just cant stop thinking about school work. Even when Im on the bus to school everyday, numerous thoughts kept rushing through my mind without fail, congesting it. I tried to read a book... hoping it could curb my thoughts, but my weighted eyelids fell instead and end up dozing off, Can you believe it?...what a joke...
Double-sighness! Is it really so hard to excel in both sports and studies ? Im afraid so. So much is needed... But I dont care! Im going to do it! even if it means sacrificing my oh-so-wonderful sleep, I will...
Hooray!Ole!...Singapore won Indonesia 3-1 in e first leg of the finals! Actually, Singapore was leading with 3 goals all the way but during the last minute of the match, the Indo team got a free kick and scored! shucks... I was hoping the lions would bring the 3 goal deficit to the 2nd leg of the finals in Singapore next Sunday but the blasted free kick destroyed it all!argh.. But I must admit the shot kicked off by Indo’s no.17 was good... well... i really hope Singapore can win the Tiger cup next Sunday. All the way Singapore!

Farewell 2004..., Here tHy come 2005!

2005-01-01T01:10:00.000+08:00

Happy New year to all!its 2005! isn't it great? A new year to start it all! Phew...time really do flies huh, it only seems like yesterday that i just got my O level results? and now..wow, im already in my 2nd sem/1st yr in poly! Well, 2004's been a really great year for me, getting to know many NEW friends and stuff..haha!anyway!enough about 2004! Here are my NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS(2005);

1) Study smart! I need better grades!( target GPA>3.6)

2) Live up the jibes!Learn salsa,oh yeah...

3) Train hard for upcoming h2opolo IVP!(target: 1st)

4) Hope to go below 28secs in my 50m freestyle

5) Read more books!

6) CATch at least 80% of the NICE movies that will be showing in 2005!

7) Better time management ..

8) Quit the afternoon naps!

9) Try to attend mass every sunday without fail?haha

10) Save $$$

11) Attend this year's national day parade

12) Love god

13) Be stricter with my baby brother! (well,don't blame me..mum and dad said that im spoiling you, my dearest justin,haha!)

14) Take up the role as a food detective and hunt down all the good food in Singapore with my mates!Hehe

and lastly, love all who love thou!you guyZ deserve it!buahaha!

mE oh my...slEEphead!

2004-12-31T02:00:00.000+08:00

fisH...i sTole a nap after i came home today, and i have to rush my projects now.i SO deserve it...then wad about my daily sacred night sleep?boohoo! Life's unfair. well, i just have to live with it for the next 2.5 yrs in poly.
Recently, somEthing disastrous happened to Asia. Some people may think that its GOD's wrath, but factually, its a tsunami caused by an underwater earthquake that occured on 26/12. its devastating i tell you. At the same time..heart-breaking. I just watched the news and the death toll rate for this natural calamity just rose to 123,000 people. I just pray that the food and medical supplies will reach those affected regions soon before the death toll rise even higher. What that happen has happened, the only thing we can actually do now is to donate food and medical supplies to these victims to help them cope with the post calamity effect. My heart really extends to them, especially those who have lost their love ones. The pain and agony of losing a love one is really excruciating. We should really count our blessings guys. To my friends out there, please do whatever you can to help these people and do it fast! I know you guys will!:D
The weather is real cold nowadays and i mean REAL cold. I heard from my mum that the recent natural calamity somehow caused a climate change or something. who knows..Singapore may be having winter for the New year..you wisH!haha...
well, i guess i totally slack in training these days . Its like i felt that im not giving it my all you see. i MUST train harder and most importantly, IMPROVE! I heard from my NP H20polo mates that a coach will be coming down next monday.Finally man...haha...I heard rumours that he's a devil when it comes to training.Ha!i hope he's HELL enough for us!buAhaha..
hmmm...school's ok i guess. i think i need to devote more time for revision as common test 1 is coming? i know its still way too early for revision but hey..the early bird catches the worm right.haha..Though i think i will still be busy with the 2 projects on hand that will be due soon at least for the next two weeks. blah!:s
Oh my..come to think of it, my new year weekend's packed with countdown parties and gatherings.I really look forward to it man!not to mention the calories im going to put on.haha...
its 3:19 am ...and its new year eve..one day before the much awaited 2005.hohoho!...im so dead...I’m having management's lecture at 9am tmr!...how on earth am i going to wake up?....Let's hope there really is miracle.....god bless and nighteyz!..zzzZZZzzz

Believe...a "PURPLE" ChristMas?

2004-12-25T17:43:00.000+08:00

To start it all, to my F.R.I.E.N.D.S ouT there, MerrY xmAs'04 to you all!and have a wacky new year! wOW! iT was a 'buRpy" christmas eve for me all right!i was attending this party hosted by my cousin and man!i ate so much delicious foOd there. Whats more, there was this unique christmas buffet and not to forget the yummy food prepared by my beloVed godma!Moreover, my cousin had this new purple christmas tree in her house which look REALLY beautiful, what's new huh,90% of the furnitures in her house's purple anyway.haha!:p ah...i can sulkily say that this is the 1st christmas eve i went to school for lecture. It sucks big time. And-and!management's lecture is impossibly BORING that day. it seems to me like the lecturer is speaking some out-of-the-world language that day. it was torturous i tell u, sitting for two hours in e lecture hall catching no balls?mayb i wasn't in the mood la huh.but you guys cant blame me,its a holiday eve for christ sake!haha. My class had a gift exchange party on that day and i received two BIG packs of sinful chocolates! ahhh!but beat it, i will incinerate those EXTRA calories next week during training anyway,piece of cake!mUAHAHa! oh!not to forget, im currently reading "The Pilgrimage" by one of my favourite author, Paulo Coelho. "The Pilgrimage" is about the his journey across Spain along the legendary road of San Tiago where he encounters a variety of mysterious guides and devilish opponents and learns the nature of truth through the simplicity of life. Isn't it fascinating! well,i hope to finish this book before the new year so that i can move on to my next book, "The Smoke Jumper" by Nicholas Evans. ha!its closing to 6pm already. I have to prepare myself for my churchmate's party afterwards, and they are having BBQ!woohoo! God forgive me..haha!hey!have fun everyone!iTS christmas daY!~~jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way!~~~:D

^Alas alas!my very 1st post and many more to come^

2004-12-19T23:23:00.000+08:00

hi evEryone!in case you guys dint know,this is my very first POST?haha..well,i hope i will get to love blogging. Today's sunday and its training at SSA for me. Training's start at 5 and the coach's late by half an hour?so, i did some catching up with my training mates there. They dint change much i guess...still the 'same old them',haha! man, the SAjc team really improved man,well,cant blame anyone though,they are having their holidays now and me? SIGH-nESS! bombarded by major projects and "squeeze-ur-brain-till-its-dry" tutorial..what the fish rite!hmmm...training's pretty tough today. As usual, we did 3 sets of 16laps in the pool + 4rounds around the complex for warmup!killer man!i just hate running up the stairs during the run and the sAdist coach kept cutting down the minimum finishing time after each set. "This is to train your endurance level, to enable you to become a more versatile and mobilistic waterpolo player", he said.we were like..no thankS!we rather do 100 laps of sprinting in the pool instead!oh ya!there's something that happened before training ends at 8:45pm today.the 'A' division players have to go up to the 10m platform and JUMP!wahaha! hey guys out there, do not underestimate the height prowess of 10m k!its really damn high la!well, the A div players did some silly mistake during the game so the 'already pissed' coach got more pissed and punish them by ordering all of them to jump!haha, u guys may think its fun jumpin down from a 10m platform into the polo pool, i can cross my heart and assure u that its damN SACRY la!and painful too..ouCH!
School's great so far.hmmm, most of my friends said i slimmed down?did i?haha..right now, im training very very hard to get into the IVP's h20polo team!im training like almost everyday..well what to do,competition's tough and we are like aiming for gold .but i must say, our team's REAL strong this year and we are absolutely capable of beating the other varsities and clinch the golD!so may god bless me and the ppl who love and care for me!amen!
and!im really looking forward to christmas man!not to mention the pRezzies too!hehe